AIR FORCE ONE, Nov 3 — US President Donald Trump said he felt “badly” for the UK royal family after King Charles III stripped his brother Andrew of his title of prince over his ties to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
“I feel very badly. I mean, it’s a terrible thing that’s happened to the family,” Trump told AFP aboard Air Force One when asked about the controversy.
“That’s been a tragic situation, and it’s too bad. I mean, I feel badly for the family,” he said.
Trump, 79, has himself faced scrutiny in recent months over his alleged links to Epstein, a New York financier who died in prison in 2019 while awaiting trial for sex trafficking of underage girls.
The British government said it would also move to revoke Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s honorary title of vice-admiral, his last remaining military rank.
King Charles removed all of his younger brother’s royal titles and honours last week and evicted him from his long-time residence on the Windsor estate.
Defence Minister John Healey told the BBC that the government, “guided again by the king”, was working to finalise the removal of Andrew’s last title.
Andrew, once celebrated for his role as a Royal Navy helicopter pilot in the 1982 Falklands War, has denied accusations from Virginia Giuffre, Epstein’s main accuser, who alleged in her memoir that she was trafficked to have sex with him as a teenager. — AFP
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